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MUSIC 040B Digital Audio Production II 3 Units MUSIC (MUSIC) Students will develop a more advanced understanding of music production within the Pro Tools Audio Software platform. Students will MUSIC 020 Class Piano 1 Unit explore best practices used in final music production including mixing This course is designed for intermediate pianists to improve technique and mastering techniques for various instruments and voice, application and interpretive abilities. Study and testing materials are drawn from a of effects, equalization and surround mixing. Emphasis is also placed on graduated series of exercises, etudes, and representative piano works. various music genres and achieving specific aesthetic goals within a final The student will learn how to assess and provide the stylistic nuances mix. and phrasing concepts required for the performance of repertoire work Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L from the Renaissance through the 20th century. The student will learn Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS approaches to improvisation and other creative activities. CSU GE: None IGETC: None District GE: None Lecture Hours: None Lab Hours: 3 Repeatable: No Grading: L Prerequisite: MUSIC 050B with C or better. MUSIC 041A Studio Recording Techniques I 3 Units Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None Studio Recording Techniques I introduces students to the fundamental Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS skills used in recording live instruments and vocals in a state of the art CSU GE: None IGETC: None District GE: None digital recording studio. Students will learn techniques for recording a variety of instruments and vocals used in various genres of music. MUSIC 028 Class Guitar 1 Unit Topics include studio signal flow, microphone selection and placement, This course is designed for intermediate guitar students. Students acoustics, use of outboard and software-based effects processors, study progressive scales, arpeggios, and tremolo exercises. Students overdubbing, creating composite audio tracks, and mixing. Students will develop performance competency of the guitar repertoire of the will have hands-on learning experiences in the studio and/or music Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary periods. technology lab working on assigned projects. The emphasis is on left and right hand positions, sitting postures, and Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3 Repeatable: No Grading: L tone production. Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None Lecture Hours: None Lab Hours: 3 Repeatable: No Grading: L Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS Prerequisite: MUSIC 058B with C or better CSU GE: None IGETC: None District GE: None Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS MUSIC 041B Studio Recording Techniques II 3 Units CSU GE: None IGETC: None District GE: None Studio Recording Techniques II students develop more advanced skills used in recording live instruments and vocals in a state of the art digital MUSIC 032 Introduction to Chicanx/Latinx Music in The U.S. 3 Units recording studio. Students learn techniques for recording a variety of Students are introduced to the diverse musical influences that have instruments and vocals used in various genres of music. Emphasis is shaped the Chicanx/Latinx experience in the United States. Particular placed on software-based effects processors, overdubbing, creating focus will be placed on African, Indigenous and European origins. composite audio tracks, plug-ins and effective mixing and mastering Cultural influences such as Afro-Caribbean, Salsa, Son Jarocho, Norteno/ techniques. Students are expected to spend additional time in the studio Tejano, Corridos, Chicano Rock and Hip Hop will be analyzed with an and/or music technology lab working on assigned projects. emphasis on seminal works and their impact on Chicanx/Latinx musical Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3 Repeatable: No Grading: L experiences and identity formation. Prerequisite: Take MUSIC 041A; minimum grade C Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS CSU GE: C1 IGETC: 3A District GE: C1, ES CSU GE: None IGETC: None District GE: None

MUSIC 040A Introduction to Digital Audio Production I 3 Units MUSIC 043 Introduction to MIDI and Electronic Music Production 3 Students are introduced to the fundamentals of operating a digital audio Units workstation (DAW) for recording. Students will develop production skills Students will develop skills in creating electronic music that synthesizes within the Pro Tools Audio Software platform widely used throughout both audio and MIDI files using Ableton Live software. Emphasis will audio recording industries. Through hands-on activities, students will be placed on learning fundamental skills needed for electronic music develop their skills in proper recording, editing and mixing techniques. composition and production. This course introduces students to MIDI This course is designed for students majoring in digital music technology (Musical Instrument Digital Interface). and/or interested in careers in audio engineering, producing music for Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L studio or live formats and music for online publishing. Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS Read: 2 Write: 2 Math: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None District GE: None Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS CSU GE: None IGETC: None District GE: None 2 Music (MUSIC)

MUSIC 050A Beginning Piano 1 Unit MUSIC 083H Honors Exploring the World of Music 3 Units This is an introductory course in piano. The course is designed for Students will be introduced to the elements of music from a cross- students wanting to learn music using the piano as a vehicle for learning. cultural perspective. Religious, cultural societal, and political influences The student will study basic theory concepts such as the 5-finger from various geographical locations will be explored. Honors section pattern, intervals, chords, simple chord progressions, and scales. This will emphasize a more rigorous examination of select world musical course reinforces concepts taught in the theory courses. Students will traditions. This may include independent research, presentations and/or harmonize simple melodies, transpose and improvise simple pieces and written reports. patterns. Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L Lecture Hours: None Lab Hours: 3 Repeatable: No Grading: L Advisory Level: Read: 4 Write: 4 Math: None Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS CSU GE: C1 IGETC: 3A District GE: C1 CSU GE: None IGETC: None District GE: None Credit by Exam: Yes MUSIC 091 Music Appreciation: Western Civilization 3 Units Students will develop an appreciation of the music of western cultures MUSIC 050B Beginning Piano 1 Unit through the development of aural skills. The course focuses on the This is the second semester introductory course in piano which relationships between composers and the times in which they lived. reinforces concepts taught in MUSIC-050A. Students will expand Included in each unit of study is a discussion of the influence of their knowledge of basic theory concepts such as the 5-finger pattern, government, philosophy, art, and religion on musical composition. intervals, chords, chord progressions, and scales. Students will Attendance at a live performance will be required. (C-ID MUS 100) harmonize melodies, transpose and improvise pieces and patterns. Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L Lecture Hours: None Lab Hours: 3 Repeatable: No Grading: L Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None Prerequisite: MUSIC 050A with C or better. Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None CSU GE: C1 IGETC: 3A District GE: C1 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS CSU GE: None IGETC: None District GE: None MUSIC 095 Music Appreciation: Jazz 3 Units Students will study the traditions of jazz music, the musical elements of MUSIC 058A Beginning Guitar I 1 Unit jazz and appraise the development of the jazz art form as a product of In this beginning course of classical, folk, and pop guitar, students are culture. They will also study how to aurally distinguish the elements of introduced to technique and musicianship through a series of exercises, jazz music, and trace the evolution of styles and structures of jazz from songs, and rhythmic studies, as well as tone production. They will also its inception to the present time. study hand and arm positions, and playing postures. Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L Lecture Hours: None Lab Hours: 3 Repeatable: No Grading: L Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS CSU GE: C1 IGETC: 3A District GE: C1 CSU GE: None IGETC: None District GE: None Credit by Exam: Yes MUSIC 098 Directed Study in Music 0.5-9 Units Individual or small groups of students, with previous course work in MUSIC 058B Beginning Guitar II 1 Unit the discipline, who would benefit from Independent Study under the In this second semester beginning course in classical, folk, and pop direction of faculty members in specific or related disciplines may guitar, students will further develop their music-reading ability and basic develop individualized learning contracts designed to enhance their guitar technique through the study of exercises, scales, and music pieces individual instructional programs. The students and the faculty member for solo and duet guitar. They will also learn how to tune the guitar. will develop appropriate learning outcomes and activities. The number of Lecture Hours: None Lab Hours: 3 Repeatable: No Grading: L units to be earned will be determined by the faculty and Division Dean. Prerequisite: MUSIC 058A with C or better Instructions and the Learning Contract forms are available in the Division Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None office. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 units across all disciplines. Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS Lecture Hours: None Lab Hours: 2.07 Repeatable: Yes Grading: O CSU GE: None IGETC: None District GE: None Prerequisite: MUSIC 099 with a C or better Advisory Level: Read: 2 Write: 2 Math: None MUSIC 083 Exploring the World of Music 3 Units Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS Students will be introduced to the elements of music from a cross- CSU GE: None IGETC: None District GE: None cultural perspective. Religious, cultural societal, and political influences from various geographical locations will be explored. Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS CSU GE: C1 IGETC: 3A District GE: C1 Music (MUSIC) 3

MUSIC 099 Introductory Music 3 Units Students study the language of music - how to read, notate, interpret, perform, and create with those symbols which represent the four properties of sound: pitch, duration, amplitude, and timbre. Students focus on the fundamentals of Western notated music and how these elements combine to create musical compositions: pitch identification, rhythm and meter, scales, key signatures, intervals, chord construction, harmonic progression and texture. Students will examine musical styles relevant to various cultures and historical periods. (C-ID MUC 110) Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS CSU GE: C1 IGETC: None District GE: C1